CIOs Talk Cloud, Procurement At the mid-year NASCIO conference, chief information officers from two states talked about their direction with Gov Tech. Montana CIO Ron Baldwin discussed the timeline for the state moving from mainframe to cloud, while Washington CIO Michael Cockrill shared information about his state's push for procurement reform.
Digital Driver's License Pilot Is About to Begin The District of Columbia, Colorado, Maryland and Idaho are all participating in the upcoming three-month test project. Gemalto, a Dutch company, is conducting the test.
City IT Leaders Talk About What's Stoping Smart City Tech A panel discussion at Smart Cities Week in Santa Clara, Calif., featuring CIOs from Philadelphia, Seattle, San Jose and San Leandro, Calif., touched on what's holding back cities from adopting new technology.
West Virginia Launches OpenGov Budget Portal The Mountain State has adopted the startup OpenGov's platform as it struggles with a $500 million budget deficit.
Which State Has the Most High-Budget Counties? The Golden State takes home that award. We break down the 20 counties with the biggest budgets in the U.S., as well as their chief information officers, here.
GovTech companies on our radar this week:
Invenia: This Canadian startup using AI-based software to optimize power grids and reduce carbon emissions just raised $5 million in a Series A round.
Run a GovTech company? Get on our radar here.
A Playbook for Artificial Intelligence (Andreessen Horowitz)
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